Best Albums of the 2020s

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Listed below are the best albums of the 2020s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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2020s decade summary

Year	Albums The number of albums from each year featuring in the greatest album charts.	Score Total rank score for each year (made up of the total rank score from all albums in that year)	Top Ranked Album The top ranked album from each year and where it ranks in the overall chart.
2020	7,155	104,404	The New Abnormal (448th)by The Strokes
2021	6,612	95,990	Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (616th)by Little Simz
2022	6,357	89,865	Ants From Up There (323rd)by Black Country, New Road
2023	4,854	56,226	Javelin (1,335th)by Sufjan Stevens
2024	1,081	4,345	Wall Of Eyes (5,183rd)by The Smile
Total	26,059	350,829

The best artists of the 2020s are Black Country, New Road, The Strokes, Taylor Swift, Little Simz, Fiona Apple, Phoebe Bridgers, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Black Midi, The Weeknd and Sufjan Stevens.

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Sundowner

Kevin Morby

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2020

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25 charts

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The Heart Is Strange

xPropaganda

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2022

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9 charts

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993.

Far In

Helado Negro

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2021

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29 charts

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Endure

Special Interest

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2022

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25 charts

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995.

Earth To Dora

Eels

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2020

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28 charts

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996.

Tailwinds

The Fearless Flyers

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2020

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2 charts

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997.

Over And Out

Collage (PL)

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2022

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7 charts

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998.

Limbo

Aminé

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2020

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19 charts

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Heartmind

Cass McCombs

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2022

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26 charts

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1000.

Documenting The Sensation Recordings 1948-52
Compilation

John Lee Hooker

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2020

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Best Albums of the 2020s composition

Year	Albums	%

2020	279	28%
2021	281	28%
2022	254	25%
2023	176	18%
2024	10	1%

Artist	Albums	%

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	10	1%
Taylor Swift	7	1%
Nas	6	1%
Lana Del Rey	3	0%
Jeff Rosenstock	3	0%
Carly Rae Jepsen	3	0%
Zach Bryan	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	506	51%
	211	21%
	51	5%
	39	4%
	33	3%
	14	1%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	994	99%
Yes	6	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	16	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	997	100%
Yes	3	0%

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